“Rio” is a computer-animated children’s movie that debuted in 2011 and was produced by Blue Sky Studios and directed by Carlos Saldanha. The main stars of this musical adventure-comedy are Jessie Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway, Will.I.Am, Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Tracy Morgan, and Leslie Mann. In the city Rio de Janerio, Brazil from which this movie gets its title, a Macaw bird named Blu travels to meet his hopeful mate in order to preserve the Macaw species, which is endangered. Together with Jewel, a wild bird that has been sent to the Rio bird sanctuary to be his girlfriend, Blu gets captured by money hungry bird smugglers. The entire film is about these two birds fighting to stay free from these bird smugglers and returning Blu to his loving …show more content…
Since the Samba celebration is occurring during the storyline, all of the characters react to the music throughout many of the movie scenes. At one point in the middle of the movie, Blu and Jewel are riding a train together and both have had time to really get to know each other and are starting to feel a connection. The other birds that they are traveling with begin to “set the mood” as they called it. Jamie Foxx performs a song called “Fly Love,” which really sets a romantic tone to the scene at hand. The melody is very soft and you can hear a light guitar sound and a soft, slow beat in the background of the song. Another example of this diegetic music is the music that is being performed in the actual Samba carnival parade that happens near the end of the movie. Loud drums, various brass instruments, and other windpipes are all playing loudly and in a very spirited way, as would any carnival parade. This music is made up of traditional Samba beats and rhythmic tones. It really sets the stage for the chaos that is surrounding the birds and their owners at the time. The birds are being vigorously pursued and the owners are frantically trying to make it through the parade so that they can get to the airport where the birds are awaiting to be smuggled out of the country. Non-diegetic music is also used throughout the movie, although there is non-diegetic music in just about every movie you see these days. Music, beats, tones, and various chords are great way to enhance the emotion of films, including this one. All of the non-diegetic music used in this film is pretty much various forms of Samba and other Brazilian type
The vast majority of sound used in the film is non-diegetic, especially the musical ideas, which is
The film elects to use a soundtrack comprised of only popular music from the 1970s. Frith writes, “The sociologist of contemporary popular music is faced with a body of songs, records, stars and styles which exists because of a series of decisions, made by both producers and consumers, about what is a successful sound” (Frith, 134). I reference this quote because it is important to note that this film was released in 1993. The people who are responsible for choosing the soundtrack have the luxury of knowing what music is able to ...
Brad Bird. Perf. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Jason Lee, Sarah Vowell, Brad Bird, Spencer Fox, Elizabeth Pea. Pixar, a.k.a. Pixar, 2004.
“Your demands are tantamount to slavery. It might not look like it, but the NCR’s bureaucracy is more efficient at controlling people than any slave collar. I made a mistake, backing your cause,” Thomas spat. “I swung the odds in your favour, and this is how you decide to repay me? A knife in the back?”
Disney has done a great job interpreting these pieces of music. One example is the Chinese dance: they have created a flawless masterpiece in the mushroom animated Chinese dance. All the animations are doing something joyful whether it’s dancing, or making the flowers bloom, all the actions of the characters are sending out a vibrant spirit. Animations are vital to creating a mood/setting to the music. Another great thing Disney has done to create a good vibe in the animations is the characters they used like: fish, or flowers, all these animals emit a pleasant vibe as well as the up-beat music. The dances in the song are a mix of elegant dances and up-beat dances that blend together perfectly
It is also the piece that had enough of an effect to make the evil man go away, in the film, Fantasia. My strongest reaction to this piece, is the warm and chilled feeling I get hearing it. The idea of developing “chilled” bones from music is amazing. I arrived at this certain place, by truly diving into the song. I really listened to it, and could hear the seriousness in the singer’s voice. I could hear and understand the passion that the musicians felt when they pressed the piano’s keyboards. The singing, along with the instruments complimenting, is astonishing. I caught myself listening to this piece during the interview, and I could imagine even an evil monster falling in love with this tune enough to turn good. I felt the drama and power in the singing, and the seriousness in the playing of the
While they just enter the cave, it is violins plucking make that background music. I have to say this scene really scares me because I am very afraid of spiders and the music at here plays in synch-point when they find out there are spiders on their bodies. When Jones turns back, the audience finally sees the spiders and there is a sudden sound made by the percussion and then followed by scratching strings’ sound play in a fast tempo. This creates the tensions of seeing those huge spiders and how Jones will overcome this problem. The music is kind of exotic since it is out of the normal music that we will hear from the orchestra, and it captures the dangerous and adventure unpredictable feelings since they are at the cave of the rainforest. Another example is the scene that happens around (00:36:23), which is when Jones and Marion arrived at Cairo. The music is different from what it was before since there was some western orchestra music before this. It adds more local instrument in the underscoring music, and I feel like it maybe some kind of instruments that are similar to flute or piccolo. Also, I hear some traditional percussion’s sound as well. Back into the releasing time of this film, many people may not have a comprehensive understanding of music from those cultures, and the composer basically helps us be more focused on the storyline
Music can decipher a narrative event by indicating a perspective. To unify a set of diverse images and provide rhythmic and formal continuity and momentum, a film’s structure is more often than not, directly articulated by a musical structure. Music can assist the dialogue and visuals of film and often is inaudible (e.g. music is meant to be heard unconsciously, not consciously). Music has been used by directors to reinforce or strengthen certain weak scenes in film and then on the other hand when music is not needed to reinforce a scene
The sounds and music in this film are very realistic, and to the point. There is not anything abstract or out of place, and everything is very appropriate. The sound effects in the film are diegetic (sounds that the actors can hear), with the score being nondiegetic (sounds that the actors cannot hear). The film falls under the category of realism, with no stylizing or manipulation of images and sounds.
Rio 2, is an American 3D animated musical adventure comedy film for all ages produced by Blue Sky Studio and directed by Carlos Saldanha. Rio 2 is the follow-up to the 2011 animated film Rio, and it is the studio's first movie to have a sequel. The title refers to the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, where the first film was set and where Rio 2 begins, this time the film was in 3D to give it a life like illusion and to give the images more depth so the viewer feels more involved in the scene, which was pretty cool.
The music suited the movie very nicely. By the type of music playing, you could determine what sort of scene was coming up, either fast and light...
The first musical component I will talk about is the vocals heard in the song. In the beginning of this song, a rising sun is being shown on the image track. To give us hints as to where this is taking place, a form of verbal chanting is played in the beginning. This chanting has a tribal feeling to it, which tells us that we are looking at some rural area rather than a metropolitan area. This depicts to the audience the setting for the rest of the song along with the rest of the movie. The chanting is also in a call and response pattern, which can be heard when the other group of voices responds to the one voice. As the song progresses, an African choir can be heard, and when they ...
Different from other types of films, the music in Phantom of the Opera was used by all the characters, as a way to tell their part of the story. The music created a convincing surrounding for the film, guided the audiences. The music was constantly a signifier of emotion, as the characters expressed their feelings through the songs. The music score was an emotional and scary score that tied into their diegetic/non-diegetic singing, giving the main characters an identity, specifying situations and places to help connect certain points. When we hear the dark music play throughout the movie, it plays a certain theme, that theme gives the viewers a clear hint of who or what the music is talking about. Another example of signifier of emotion was in The Devil Wears Prada, where the film used either fast upbeat songs for when Andy walks all around the city, running errands for Miranda, or romantic alternative music when Andy is with her boyfriend and true friends (The Phantom of the Opera/The Devil Wears
The importance of music in movies is highly regarded for manipulating the viewer’s emotions and helping them immerse into the story. Music is one of the prime elements in cinema. Without it a movie would feel dull and unexciting. There are three elements in a movie: one is acting, the second is picture, and the third one is music. It is a holy trinity; if incomplete, there would be a lack of sensation and excitement. Both acting and picture can stand independently from one another, but music is the one that makes the movie memorable.
According to Burt, an author who explains in his book that each type of music impacts films differently and it helps the film to create the atmosphere that is felt in the music. He mentions some of the main music types used in films, such as "Fearful /Tense", "Miserable/Unhappy", "Upbeat/Jolly", "Enchanted/Magical", "Energized/Action" and "Startling/Tense". The most common music type that is used frequently to create an atmosphere is the Terrifying or Scary, because it is suitable a lot for horror films. Horror films try to scare us by using a frightening sound of music that will help intensify the fear in us while watching. For example, as they speed the scary music, it will create a feeling if somebody is running after us or is getting close to harm us. Burt explains that the directors of films make sure to use the appropriate type of music that matches the film genre. Another example is the use of happy upbeat music a lot in films for kids, and soft beat love songs are used in romantic films. Without music the audience wouldn’t be able to experience the story and the atmosphere that is presented in the